Where does “کنواری” come from?

کنواری (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit कुमारी, from Sanskrit -ई, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

کنواری (Urdu): maiden; spinster; unmarried girl

Definitions

  1. maiden; spinster; unmarried girl

Ancestry of “کنواری”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुमारीyoung girl, maiden, daughter
2Sanskrit-ईfeminine suffix; one who does
3Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Sanskrit -ई →Every word from Sanskrit कुमारी →